The volumes in The Critical Reception of Beethoven's Compositions by His German Contemporaries bring to light contemporary perceptions of Beethoven's music, inc

Compiled here are reviews, reports, notes, and essays found in German-language periodicals published between 1783 and 1830. The documents are translated into En

A rare volume dedicated entirely to scholarship on the genre of the concerto.

A stimulating, up-to-date overview of the genesis, analysis, and reception of this landmark symphony.

The Grosse Fuge, composed by Ludwig van Beethoven in his late period, has an involved and complicated history. Written for a string quartet but published as an